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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1895
Page
6
Mrs. Conard returns to Avoca from a visit while a Pleas ant Center basket social is planned. Local gatherings include Miss Moreland and Miss Murphy visiting Atlantic, and church revival activities offset by a bell dispute. Notable items cover farm moves, cattle shipments, school term closings, and marriages with several residents traveling to nearby towns.
Homer Everitt and wife return from Winterset to Five Mile Grove. Cora Gingery back from Mr Mastellos Turkey Grove. Edward Warren graduates Atlantic business college and seeks work. Della Lamb holds teaching certificate and contract for a school. Eclipse visible from the Grove. Allen attends prayer meeting. Sociable at John Hancock's March 15 with basket invite. Young folks meet at Goforth's and Warren's for singing and a pleasant time. Thomas Shannon moves to Isaac Andrews place. Last week of school at this place. Lizzie McFadden goes to Turkey Grove. John Fritz moves to farm northwest of Atlantic. Sunday school time changes March 24 to 9 30. Mrs Warren returns from visit with her son. Woodchoppers at J W Lamb's Saturday. Assessor finishes rounds. Della Lamb leads Epworth League meeting.
Frank Stoner and family visited Cumberland Friday to see friends and relatives. Mrs Gleeland visits her daughter Edith in Kansas. Katie Mulcaly closed a term at No 6 with a good program. Mrs Jensen and May visit Mrs Green at Cumberland. Residents watched the lunar eclipse Sunday night. Gob Oathout hosted a dance and supper last Thursday. W B Howard and wife of Bear Grove visited here last weekend. Henry Wilson moved back to Lorah on the J Stoner place. Mrs Henry Madison will move to Nebraska this week. Mr Anderson of Dakota moved into the Ross property last week. Katie and Lewis Spies of Cumberland visited Sarah last weekend. James Wilson has been ill with rheumatism for a week.
Sprain improving for Cleeland. Campbell to work for Jansen this season. Stoner sold buggy horse for 370.50. Hastings buys new team. Entertainment at No 1 well attended. Cleeland and Acker visit south of town. Hunt back from Chicago. Humphery reported better. Pigsley travels to Chicago with stock. two weeks visiting near Galesburg. Dancing club season closer on March 22 at Cumberland House. Mageareil, Brown stock movements. robberies at Brown's money drawer. Ward visit from Lewis. wrestler challenge from Milford area. Massena youths at club dance. Low moves to Lewis. Wood-sawing by Howard Case. Rev Harris moves to Henry Lee house. Emma Noyer and Miss Wissler visit. Shaffer moves to Low place. Hester Compton returns to Wisconsin. Born Feb 27 to Will and wife a daughter. Osen visits Bear Grove. Ida Wallace on vacation. Wissler family visits Bear Grove. Sheets and Baker home from Tabor College. Repert and Julia Smith marry. School directors elected in districts No 2 No 6 No 7 No 8. Margaret Graham hosts entertainment and spelling, Cora Bunte tops as speller. Spring term underway. lists of teachers by district.
Carpenter work expands Cumberland as Ernest Dolch boosts his 320 acre farm building a 50 by 56 barn. Nobie township organized a law and order committee to enforce laws. Mrs Crist Hendersheit, a tumor on her left breast, had it amputated and is recovering well. Dr Weaver operated on Fred Scheuler’s son removing a walnut sized growth from his jaw. Wm Knoke was re elected school director for three years. The blacksmith shop moved from Lyman to Griswold. Law and Order League held a meeting with officers elected. Chloris Anderson closed her Lyman school for holidays with a decorated program and books for pupils.
Frank Ammon will start for Minnesota around April 1 to break prairie for Loge brothers. Wes is missed as Arkansas fever sweeps citizens. Bethel church elders consider Elder J O Painter for preaching. Many local moves and society events unfold including marriages, band reform, and fire department notes.
The Lyceum at White Union thrives. L J Groves visited Chicago Saturday. Misses Gertie Lamkin and Matie Howard visit Fontanelle. Groves elected sub director of No 6 Bear Grove. Misa Murphy to teach at No 6 Bear Grove this spring and Lamkin at No 9 Union. Noble township Horse Association met March 2. two horses valued at 325 dollars. First horse bought cost 180 and died in six months. Association expenses for horses run into thousands. Winter Boggs sold his farm and tools. buyer failed to appear by March first, leaving debts. Boggs plans to resume farming as before, forecasting substantial financial loss.
Rev Wheeler and wife begin meetings at Buck Creek as Bert Butler visits Anita. F H Osen and friends kept in touch last week. John Butler moved to Audubon county while Mrs Herbert rents eighty acres to George Strater. Two of Peter Larsen's children are sick. Gerald Butler stayed with grandparents J W and Mrs Butler. J B Butler sold a horse to Mr Roberts of Atlantic. John Heiken hauls lumber for new house. Harry Heiken works for Chris lendricks. Mrs G B Olney on sick list.
Local residents attend parties and visits. Miss Estelle Murray closes a school term. Miss Della Lamb to teach spring term at No 3 and No 4. Barnstorming farm changes include J R Haverle with dehorning chute, Buck Creek school adjourns, and teachers reassigned. Small accidents, land rentals, and farm retirements noted. ties to Atlantic Canning Up and Avoca mentions.
Brighton reports Henry Barnhold visiting Atlanta Tuesday. Allen Campbell has recovered enough to be out. The assessor visited township areas. Nettie Campbell to teach Spring term in No 8. School in No 6 starts next Monday with Miss Isabell Michell as teacher. Last Monday’s general meeting drew a good turnout with serious topics discussed. John Fritz moved onto his farm once planned by Will Welsh last summer.
Sam Rice Post No 6 Iowa G A R adopts resolutions on the death of Comrade N A Day. They note death thinning ranks, extend sympathy to Day family, pledge to cherish comrades memory, and order the resolutions recorded in post archives. Signed by Aaron Bussard Henry Krisler and S M Singleton. Also a wallpaper ad and a spring display message from M E Howard and Fred Alexander in Atlantic Iowa.
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